Toilet distance, I believe most people are unfamiliar with this word. But if you plan to install a new toilet in your home, you must pay attention.
Generally speaking, the toilet distance refers to the distance from the sewer pipe in the toilet to the wall, but the sewer pipe is generally curved. In real life, this shape is extremely inconvenient to measure.
Therefore, it is usually used to measure the distance from the center of the sewer pipe to the wall, and this distance is also the distance between the toilet bowl.
Under normal circumstances, the toilet is divided into two types of water outlet: horizontal row and ground row. The horizontal row can only be installed with straight-flush toilets. Due to the different pipe structures, the ground row can choose straight-flush or siphon type.
The barrel distance of the horizontal row is generally 180mm, and the barrel distance of the ground row has a variety of choices, such as 300mm, 350mm, 400mm, 450mm, 580mm and so on.
Therefore, measure the toilet bowl distance before choosing the right toilet.
1. Measuring method of toilet bowl distance
The distance from the middle of the drain pipe to the wall is the bucket distance, and the measurement methods for horizontal and vertical rows are the same.
It should be reminded that if you are going to decorate the toilet with tiles, you should first install the tiles before choosing a suitable toilet installation, because the thickness of the tiles will directly affect the measurement effect of the toilet distance.
Generally speaking, the toilets of the manufacturer show a 400mm bucket distance, which is basically a 380mm bucket distance, because the manufacturer has carefully reserved 20mm as the tile thickness.
But if the measured value is 370mm, don’t worry, because the diameter of the water outlet of the toilet is 70mm, and the diameter of the sewer pipe is generally 110mm, and there is a distance of 40mm in the middle that can be adjusted.
2. Toilet installation method
a. Observe the sewage pipeline, check the levelness of the ground, especially check whether the sewage pipeline is blocked by foreign objects and whether the ground is level.
b. Turn over the toilet, determine the center of the sewage pipe, and extend the center line.
c. Hold down the toilet, align its sewage outlet with the sewage outlet on the ground, press the sealing ring as much as possible, and install the anchor screws and decorative caps under the premise of maintaining stability.
d. Pay attention to the bottom seal. You can use a sealing ring to install it on the toilet sewage outlet, or use 1:3 cement mortar on the surrounding area.
e. Install the angle valve and connecting hose, and connect the water inlet valve to connect the water source.
f. Check the results, pay attention to check the tightness of the inlet valve and the toilet, and the drainage of the drain valve.
Finally, I would like to give you a small suggestion for choosing a toilet: under normal circumstances, the flushing toilet is noisy and easy to smell.
Therefore, when you choose a toilet, it is best to choose a siphon toilet, because it has a good mute effect, a high water seal, and is not easy to smell.
To sum up, the toilet distance is one of the factors that determine the success of toilet installation, so please prepare carefully before purchasing and installing the toilet to improve the success rate of toilet installation.
